JPH114400A - Electronic image pickup device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To set optionally positions of Sundays or the like on a calendar with a simple operation by using image information stored in a recording medium of a camera so as to synthesize an image and the calendar. SOLUTION: A mode changeover switch 14 is depressed to select a calendar mode. When the calendar mode is selected, image data are read from a recording medium 33 and an image corresponding to image data is displayed on a liquid crystal display section 17. When a prescribed image is displayed on the liquid crystal display section 17 and a confirmation switch 13 is depressed, the selected image and a calendar are displayed on the liquid crystal display section 17. When positions to display Sundays are displayed at prescribed positions by depressing an increment switch 11 or a decrement switch 12 and a confirmation switch 12 is depressed, the positions of Sundays are confirmed at the displayed positions. The calendar and the image are synthesized to generate a desired synthesis calendar and generated calendar information is recorded on the recording medium 33.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an electronic image pickup apparatus for synthesizing a calendar and an image and recording the image on a recording medium.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, there has been proposed an apparatus for synthesizing and displaying or printing an image and a calendar. For example,
A video printer described in JP-A-7-123351 captures a video image from a video recorder,
The present invention relates to an apparatus for synthesizing and printing a calendar image according to a designated calendar. However, the device is large in size and cannot be easily used by a camera user. Further, in the above-mentioned conventional technology, a user's own design can be selected. However, the design and operability of the calendar such as the rotation angle at which the image is arranged and the selection of the calendar year and month are not sufficient. Was not considered.

[0003]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION According to the present invention, an image is captured by a camera as an electronic image capturing apparatus, and the same camera as that used for the above image capturing is used by using image information stored in a recording medium mounted on the camera. Using a simple operation, the above image and the calendar are combined, and the selection of the captured image, the rotation angle at which the image is arranged, the year and month of the calendar, the position at which the Sunday of the calendar is arranged, and the like are simplified. It is an object of the present invention to provide an electronic imaging device that can be arbitrarily set by a simple operation.

[0004]

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, an electronic image pickup apparatus according to the present invention comprises an image pickup means for picking up an object, and image data corresponding to a plurality of images picked up by the image pickup means. An electronic imaging apparatus having a recordable recording medium, comprising: selecting means for selecting predetermined image data from image data corresponding to a plurality of images recorded on the recording medium; and generating a calendar signal. Calendar signal generating means, display means for synthesizing and displaying an image corresponding to the image data selected by the selecting means and a calendar corresponding to a calendar signal generated by the calendar signal generating means, Operating means for setting the display mode of an image or calendar to a predetermined mode, and a composite image of the image and calendar displayed on the display unit The corresponding composite image data into, characterized by comprising a recording means for recording on the recording medium.

[0005]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. In the following description, for the sake of convenience, simply referring to a calendar means "koyomi" consisting only of characters and numbers that do not include an image. It shall mean the “koyomi” that has been done.

First, the overall configuration and operation of an electronic imaging device (hereinafter abbreviated as “camera”) according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described.

1 to 3 show the appearance of the camera. FIG. 1 is a front view, FIG. 2 is a side view, and FIG. 3 is a perspective view of the camera as viewed from the back. FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a state in which the camera 1 is connected to a personal computer (hereinafter, referred to as “PC”) 40, a digital recorder 41, and a printer 42. FIG. 5 is a block diagram showing an electrical configuration of the entire camera.

As shown in FIG. 1, an imaging lens 2 held by a lens barrel 3 is arranged at a slightly central right part of the front of a camera body 1. An optical finder objective unit 4 is exposed above the imaging lens 2, and distance measuring lenses 5 and 6 are disposed on the left and right of the objective unit 4 with a predetermined base line distance therebetween. A flash 7 for illuminating the subject is provided on the left side of the distance measuring lens 5, and a grip 8 for holding the camera body 1 is further on the left side. A strap mounting portion 9 is provided on a side portion of the grip portion 8. As shown in FIG. 2, a recording medium insertion / ejection port 15 for inserting / removing a recording medium 33 serving as a detachable storage unit, which will be described later, is provided on a side surface of the camera body 1 opposite to the grip portion 8. Is provided. A video output terminal 19 for connection to a monitor television and a data input / output terminal 20 for connection to an external device such as a printer or a PC are provided below the recording medium insertion / ejection opening 15.

In FIG. 3, a release switch 10 and an increment switch 11 for updating a numeral such as a date in an increasing direction are provided on an upper surface of the camera body 1.
Conversely, a decrement switch 12 for updating a number such as a date in a decreasing direction, a decision switch 1 for confirming data such as a date selected by the increment switch 11 or the decrement switch 12
3. A mode selection switch 14 for selecting a predetermined mode from various modes of the camera, and a liquid crystal display unit 16 for displaying mode information and the like selected by the mode selection switch 14 are provided. . The various operation switches are switches of an automatic reset type.

On the back of the camera body 1, information such as the date selected by the increment switch 11 or the decrement switch 12 or a captured image is displayed.
A liquid crystal display unit 17 for displaying information necessary for predetermined editing described later is provided. In addition, a power switch 18 for supplying power to the camera is provided at the upper right of the rear surface of the camera body 1.

In FIG. 4, the camera is connected to a PC 40, and various kinds of image processing which cannot be performed by the camera alone are executed as necessary. The camera is also connected to a digital recorder 41, which records a large amount of image data recorded on the recording medium 33. The camera is also connected to a printer 42, on which an image corresponding to the image data recorded on the recording medium 33 is printed. The printer 42 is also connected to the PC 40, and can print an image corresponding to the image data processed by the PC 40.

Next, an electrical configuration of the camera according to the embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. In addition, among the respective configurations in FIG. 5, the same reference numerals are given to the same configurations as the configurations illustrated in FIGS.

The imaging lens 2 is for forming a subject image on an imaging surface of a solid-state imaging device 25 disposed behind the imaging lens 2. The imaging lens 2 is mechanically connected to an imaging lens driving unit 21, and the imaging lens driving unit 21 controls the solid-state imaging according to a distance to a subject measured by a distance measurement circuit 34 described later. The element 25 is driven to a predetermined position so that a clear image of the subject is always formed on the imaging surface.

A stop 22 disposed behind the imaging lens 2
Has a function as a diaphragm for adjusting the depth of field and the exposure amount of the solid-state imaging device 25 and a function as a shutter for determining a shutter speed. The diaphragm 22 is mechanically connected to a diaphragm driving unit 23,
CPU (Center Processing Uni)
t) A predetermined aperture and shutter speed are set based on the command signal from 39.

Behind the stop 22, an optical low-pass filter 24 for preventing aliasing of the video signal from occurring is arranged.

Further behind, a solid-state image pickup device 25 is arranged. The drive circuit 26 includes the solid-state imaging device 25
And generates a timing signal for accumulating electric charges generated in each pixel constituting the solid-state imaging device for a predetermined time and a signal for reading out the stored signals at a predetermined timing. The drive circuit 26 is connected to the CPU 39 and is controlled based on a signal from the CPU 39.

The output terminal of the solid-state imaging device 25 is
Connected to input terminal of converter 27. The analog output signal of the solid-state imaging device 25 is converted into a digital signal by the AD converter 27, and the digital signal is converted into a signal processing circuit (Digital Signal Processor) connected to the AD converter 27.
r) 28. The signal processing circuit 28 is a processing circuit for correcting the digital signal by dividing it into color difference and luminance, and performing image compression / expansion.

The output terminal of the signal processing circuit 28 is a DCT
(Discrete CosineTransfor
m) is connected to the circuit 29; The DCT circuit 29 performs an orthogonal transformation, which is a process of image compression / decompression in accordance with JPEG. The DCT circuit 29 includes a Huffman encoding circuit (Huffman Encoder / Decor).
der) 30. The Huffman encoding circuit 30
In, a predetermined process, which is a process of JPEG-compliant image compression, is executed. This Huffman coding enables highly efficient image compression / decompression.

The output terminal of the Huffman encoding circuit 30 is
Recording medium control circuit (Memory Control Ci)
(rcuit) 31. The output terminal of the recording field plate control circuit 31 is connected to a recording medium 33 via a connector 32. The recording medium control circuit 31 is for recording data on the recording medium 33 and reading recorded data from the recording medium 33. In the present embodiment, a memory card is used as a specific example of the recording medium 33.

The distance measuring circuit 34 is a circuit for generating a signal for measuring the distance from the camera to the subject. In order to perform distance measurement based on the principle of triangular distance measurement, a distance of a predetermined base line length is set so that a subject image is formed on a light receiving surface of a distance measurement sensor (not shown) which is a component of the distance measurement circuit 34. The two distance measuring lenses 5 and 6 are arranged. In the CPU 39, predetermined processing is executed based on the output signal of the distance measuring circuit 33, and the distance to the subject is calculated. CPU
39 sends a predetermined signal to the imaging lens driving unit 21 based on the calculation result. Then, the imaging lens driving unit 21 drives the imaging lens 2 to a predetermined position so that an in-focus subject image is always formed on the imaging surface of the solid-state imaging device 25.

The strobe circuit 35 is connected to the CPU 39. When the brightness of the subject is determined to be low by the CPU 39 based on the brightness information of the subject measured by the photometry circuit 38 described later, the flash circuit 35 This is a circuit for irradiating auxiliary light.

The calendar signal generating means 36 includes a CPU 39
And the date input by the operator of the camera, the image date data recorded on the recording medium 33, or the CP
A calendar signal is generated from the current date generated by a timer built in U39. The calendar signal may be built in the CPU 39.

The character signal generation circuit 37 has a CPU 39
And generates a character signal of a font such as at least a character required for the calendar and a numeric alphabet. The character signal may be built in the CPU 39.

The liquid crystal display units 16 and 17 are connected to a CPU 39, and the CPU 39 sends data corresponding to predetermined images and characters to the liquid crystal display units 16 and 17.
The video output terminal 19 and the data input / output terminal 20 are also C
Connected to PU39. In addition, each operation switch 10-1
4 and 18 are all connected to the CPU 39.
Determines the on / off state. The basic functions of these operation switches are as described in the description of FIGS.

The photometric circuit 38 is connected to the CPU 39, and is a circuit for measuring the brightness of the subject before taking an image. The value of the shutter speed is determined based on the information measured by the photometric circuit 38, and whether or not the auxiliary light by the strobe circuit 35 is irradiated is determined as described above.

The CPU 39 identifies switch information input by an operator of the camera 1 and performs various controls of the entire camera according to the identification result.

Next, the operation of this embodiment will be described in detail. When the photographer presses the release switch 10 after framing a predetermined subject, imaging is performed under predetermined shutter speed and aperture conditions regulated by the aperture 22, and the captured image data Is recorded on the recording medium 33 together with the data of the imaging date. When a predetermined number of frames of image data are recorded on the recording medium 33, the mode switch 1
Various processes can be performed in accordance with the predetermined mode selected by step 4. In the embodiment of the present invention, among these modes, a desired composite calendar is created by combining a calendar and an image. And a mode for recording the composite calendar information on the recording medium 33 (hereinafter, referred to as “calendar mode”).

6 to 8 and FIGS. 9 to 1 which are examples of display on the liquid crystal display unit 17.
7 will be described in detail.

First, the user presses the mode changeover switch 14 and selects the calendar mode while checking on the liquid crystal display section 16. When the calendar mode is set, first, the image data of the first frame is read from the recording medium 33, and an image corresponding to the image data is displayed on the liquid crystal display unit 17. Every time the increment switch 11 is pressed, the image data of the second and subsequent frames are sequentially read from the recording medium 33, and the images corresponding to the image data are sequentially displayed on the liquid crystal display unit 17.
Will be displayed. When the decrement switch 12 is pressed, the image data of the immediately preceding frame corresponding to the image displayed on the liquid crystal display unit 17 is read from the recording medium 33 and displayed on the liquid crystal display unit 17. In the above description, an example in which images are displayed one by one on the liquid crystal display unit 17 has been described. However, a plurality of images may be displayed simultaneously, and a predetermined image may be selected from the images.

By repeatedly performing the above operation, when a predetermined image is displayed on the liquid crystal display unit 17 and the enter switch 13 is pressed, the selected image (thumbnail image) is displayed on the liquid crystal display unit 17. And a calendar are displayed. FIG. 9 is a diagram illustrating an example in which the image and the calendar are displayed on the liquid crystal display unit 17. Since the liquid crystal display unit 17 is smaller than a normal monitor display device, the resolution is insufficient for displaying small characters, and in particular, it is difficult to read calendar numbers. Therefore, the display of the calendar becomes visually unpleasant. At this time,
The characters and numbers of the calendar displayed on the liquid crystal display unit 17 are converted into specific simple symbols, for example, dots, to make the display easy to see and clear. This also has the effect that the speed of display processing can be improved.

The display at the lower left of FIG. 9 shows the contents of the operation required by the camera operator. (The same applies hereinafter).

Next, the increment switch 11
When the button is pressed, the image displayed on the liquid crystal display unit 17 rotates clockwise by 90 degrees each time the switch is pressed. When the decrement switch 12 is pressed, each time the switch is pressed, the switch rotates counterclockwise by 90 degrees. FIG.
(B) shows an example in which the image of FIG. (A) is rotated clockwise by 90 degrees. By the above operation, the image is rotated by a predetermined angle, and when the confirmation switch 13 is pressed, the image shown in FIG.
As shown at the lower right of 0 (b), a confirmation mark indicating that the setting of the rotation angle of the image has been confirmed is displayed.

Next, it is set whether the position of Sunday on the calendar is arranged at the right end or at the left end. Since the display method differs for each country, it can be freely selected according to the user's preference. Each time the increment switch 11 or the decrement switch 12 is pressed, the display of one line on the right end or the left end of the calendar is alternately displayed.
It changes to red, representing Sunday (the rest is displayed in black). By pressing the enter switch 12 when the position for displaying Sunday is displayed at a predetermined position by the above operation, the position where Sunday is displayed is determined at the displayed position, and the next operation is performed. Transition. FIG. 11A shows a case where Sunday is arranged at the left end of the calendar, and FIG. 11B shows a case where Sunday is arranged at the right end of the calendar and this position is determined.

Next, the setting of the year and month of the calendar will be described with reference to the subroutine 1 of FIG.

When setting the year and month of the calendar, first, whether to set automatically (automatic setting mode) or manually (manual setting mode) is selected. Each time the increment switch 11 or the decrement switch 12 is pressed, a mark indicating the automatic setting mode as shown in FIG.
A mark indicating that the mode is the manual setting mode as shown in (b) is displayed. When either the automatic setting mode or the manual setting mode is displayed and the confirm switch 12 is pressed, the displayed setting mode is decided, and the process proceeds to the next operation. FIG. 12B is a diagram showing that the manual setting mode has been confirmed.

Next, it is determined whether or not the mode set by the above operation is the automatic setting mode. Note that this determination process is referred to as [J701] for the convenience of the description below.
Now, assuming that the automatic setting mode has been selected, the CPU 39 next determines whether or not there is imaging date data. This is because, depending on the image recorded on the recording medium, there is a case where there is no imaging date data. For the same reason as above, this judgment processing is set to [J702].

As a result of the above determination, if there is imaging date data, the user selects whether to display the calendar of the year and month to which the imaging date belongs or to display the calendar of the current year and month. Each time the increment switch 11 or the decrement switch 12 is pressed, the upper right of the liquid crystal display 17 is displayed as shown in FIG.
A mark indicating that the mode for displaying the calendar of the year and month to which the imaging date belongs as shown in FIG.
A mark indicating that the mode is the mode for displaying the current year and month calendar as shown in (b) is displayed. When any one of the above modes is displayed, pressing the confirm switch 12 confirms the displayed mode and proceeds to the next operation. In the above description, the current date is generated by a clock built in the CPU 39.

Next, it is determined whether or not the mode for displaying the calendar of the year and month to which the imaging date belongs is selected by the above selection. Note that, for the same reason as described above, this determination process is referred to as [J703].

As a result of the determination processing, if the mode for displaying the calendar of the year and month to which the imaging date belongs is selected, then the imaging year and month are displayed on the upper right of the liquid crystal display unit 17. FIG. 14 is a display example in which February 1997 is displayed. Next, the color of the date of the imaging date is displayed in a color different from the colors of other dates, for example, green. In FIG. 14, the points corresponding to the imaging date of the calendar are displayed in a different color from the points corresponding to other dates. The point corresponding to the imaging date may be further blinked so as to be easily recognized visually. The year and month displayed at the upper right of FIG. 14 are, of course, temporarily displayed for convenience of calendar creation, not the display form of the calendar finally created. Upon completion of the above operation, the process returns from the subroutine 1.

In the determination process [J703], when the mode for displaying the calendar of the year and month to which the imaging date belongs is not selected, that is, when the mode is for displaying the calendar of the current year and month, or Processing [J7
02], if the CPU 39 determines that there is no imaging date data, the current date is displayed. Upon completion of the above operation, the process returns from the subroutine 1.

If it is determined in the determination process [J701] that the automatic setting mode is not set, that is, if it is determined that the manual setting mode is selected, then the year is selected. In this case, the current year may be displayed as the initial value of the year, or a predetermined specific year may be displayed. In the state where the initial value of the year is displayed (FIG. 15A), pressing the increment switch 11 increases the value of the number representing the year, and pressing the decrement switch 12 decreases the value of the number. . When the confirmation switch 13 is pressed with the predetermined year displayed, the calendar year is confirmed.

Next, the month is set in exactly the same manner as the year selection (FIG. 15 (b)). When the month is determined, the routine returns from subroutine 1. Thus, the operation of the subroutine 1 is completed.

When returning from the above subroutine 1,
A subroutine (hereinafter referred to as subroutine 2) for performing processing for changing the color of the calendar date to a color different from the colors of other dates is executed. Next, this will be described with reference to FIG. As described above, setting the color of the image capturing date among the dates displayed on the calendar to a color different from the colors of the other dates has already been described. In this subroutine, for example, a specific date such as a wedding anniversary day or an entrance ceremony day other than the above-mentioned imaging date is manually selected and set to a predetermined color.

In FIG. 8, the initial value of the calendar date, for example, "1" is displayed, and the color of the point corresponding to the date of the calendar corresponding to that date is set to a color different from the colors of the other dates. You. Note that the date of the calendar is displayed as a dot as described above, and is blinked because it is small and difficult to recognize. By doing this,
This makes it easy to recognize that the mode is for setting the date color.

As described above, the increment switch 1
When a predetermined date is selected by pressing 1 or the decrement switch 12, the confirmation switch 13
By pressing, the date to be set to a color different from the colors of the other dates is determined. Upon completion of the above operation, the process returns from the subroutine 2.

Returning to FIG. 6, when the operation of the subroutine 2 is completed, the captured image, the rotation angle at which the image is arranged, the date of the calendar,
A calendar is created based on the position of the calendar on which Sunday is to be arranged and the date to be set to a color different from the colors of other dates among the calendar dates, and is displayed on the liquid crystal display unit 17 (FIG. 17).

Next, the data of the finally created composite calendar is recorded on the recording medium 33 again.
As a method of recording data relating to the composite calendar on the recording medium 33, the composite image data corresponding to the composite image of the calendar and the image displayed on the liquid crystal display unit 17 is recorded on the recording medium 33 as one latest image data. I do.

The image data corresponding to the captured image and the data corresponding to the calendar are stored as one composite image without being separated and stored, thereby simplifying file management. Also, if the reproduction is performed immediately after the composite calendar is created by storing the composite image as the latest image, the composite calendar created immediately before is always reproduced, which is convenient for confirming the composite calendar created.

The present invention is not limited to the above embodiment. For example, image data corresponding to a captured image, a rotation angle at which the image is arranged, a calendar year, a calendar date, a Sunday arrangement position, and a calendar The above-mentioned various data set in the creation of the composite calendar, such as a date to be set to a color different from the colors of other dates among the dates, and identification data indicating which image data corresponds to each of the data, is recorded on a recording medium. 33 may be separately recorded.

According to this method, a composite calendar is created based on the relatively high-definition image data originally recorded on the recording medium 33 and each data set for creating the composite calendar. Therefore, a high quality image can be obtained even when the composite calendar is enlarged and printed by a printer.

In this embodiment, the image data corresponding to the image picked up by the image pickup means is JPEG.
It is compressed into a format and recorded on the recording medium 33,
The composite image data corresponding to the composite image of the image and the calendar set in a predetermined display mode by the various operations described above is also compressed and recorded in the same recording format as the JPEG format described above.

Thus, when recording the image data corresponding to the captured image and when recording the composite image data,
Since the compression / expansion circuit can be shared, the processing circuit and software of the camera can be simplified. Also,
For a predetermined editing operation such as erasure of the composite image data, writing of a protection code for preventing erasure of the image data, or display of an image corresponding to the composite image data on a display device, the same as the image at the time of imaging is performed. As described above, the processing circuit and software of the camera can be simplified.

[Appendix] According to the embodiment of the present invention described in detail above, an electronic imaging apparatus having the following configuration can be provided. That is, (1) an electronic image pickup apparatus including an image pickup means for picking up an image of a subject and a recording medium capable of recording image data corresponding to a plurality of images obtained by the image pickup means. Selecting means for selecting predetermined image data from the image data corresponding to the plurality of images, a calendar signal generating means for generating a calendar signal, and an image corresponding to the image data selected by the selecting means. Display means for displaying a calendar corresponding to a calendar signal generated by the calendar signal generating means; operating means for setting a display mode of an image or calendar displayed on the display means to a predetermined mode; and Recording means for recording, on the recording medium, composite image data corresponding to the image displayed on the means or the composite image of the calendar , Electronic imaging apparatus characterized by comprising a.

(2) The electronic imaging apparatus according to item 1, wherein the operation means rotates an image displayed on the display means to a predetermined position.

(3) The electronic imaging apparatus according to item 1, wherein the operation means is a selection means capable of selecting either the right end of a calendar displayed on the display means on Sunday or Monday. .

(4) The electronic device according to item 1, wherein the operation means sets a color of a predetermined date of a calendar displayed on the display means to a color different from colors of other dates. Imaging device.

(5) The electronic image pickup apparatus according to item 4, wherein the predetermined date is a date on which the image displayed on the display means was picked up.

(6) The electronic imaging apparatus according to item 1, wherein the operation means sets a year and month of a calendar displayed on the display means to a predetermined year and month.

(7) The initial setting value of the year and month of the calendar displayed on the display means is the year and month corresponding to the image capturing date of the image displayed on the display means. An electronic imaging device according to claim 1.

(8) The electronic imaging apparatus according to item 1, wherein the initial value of the date of the calendar displayed on the display means is the current date.

(9) The electronic imaging device according to item 1, wherein the date of the calendar displayed on the display means is displayed by a specific symbol other than a numeral.

(10) Corresponding to the recording format of the image data corresponding to the image picked up by the image pickup means on the recording medium, and the composite image of the image and the calendar set in a predetermined display mode by the operation means The recording format of the composite image data to be recorded on the recording medium is the same recording format.
An electronic imaging device according to claim 1.

[0063]

As described above, according to the present invention, after an image is taken by a camera, by using the image information stored in a recording medium mounted on the camera, the same camera as that used for the above-mentioned imaging is used. With a simple operation, the above image is combined with the calendar, and the selection of the picked-up image, the rotation angle at which the image is arranged, the year and month of the calendar, the position at which the Sunday of the calendar is arranged, and the like are performed by a simple operation. Can be set arbitrarily.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view illustrating an appearance of an electronic imaging device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a side view showing the appearance of the electronic imaging device according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing the external appearance of the electronic imaging device according to the embodiment of the present invention, as viewed from the back of the electronic imaging device.

FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating a state where the electronic imaging apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention is connected to a personal computer, a digital recorder, and a printer.

FIG. 5 is a block diagram showing an overall electrical configuration of the electronic imaging device according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart illustrating a flow of an entire operation of the electronic imaging apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a flowchart illustrating a flow of an operation of setting a year and a month on a calendar of the electronic imaging apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing a flow of an operation for setting a date color in the electronic imaging apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 9 is a diagram illustrating a display example in which an image selected from a plurality of images captured by the electronic imaging device according to the embodiment of the present invention and a calendar are displayed on a liquid crystal display unit; is there.

FIG. 10 is a diagram showing a state where an image is rotated and displayed on a liquid crystal display unit.

FIG. 11 is a diagram showing a state (a) in which the position of Sunday of the calendar is set to the left end of the calendar, and a state (b) in which the position is set to the right end of the calendar and is fixed.

FIG. 12 is a diagram showing a state (a) in which a mode for automatically setting the calendar year and month is selected and a state (b) in which a mode for manually setting the calendar year and month is selected and confirmed. is there.

FIG. 13 shows a state in which, when the mode for automatically setting the year and month of the calendar is selected, the mode for setting the calendar for the year and month to which the image is captured is selected (a).
FIG. 11B is a diagram showing a state (b) in which a mode for setting a calendar for the current year and month is selected and set.

FIG. 14 shows the date and time displayed on the liquid crystal display unit when the mode for automatically setting the date of the calendar is selected and the mode for setting the calendar for the date on which the image was captured is selected. FIG.

FIG. 15 shows a state (a) in which the year is manually set when the mode for manually setting the year and month of the calendar is selected;
It is a figure which shows the state (b) which set the month manually further.

FIG. 16 is a diagram showing a state in which a predetermined date on a calendar is selected, the number of the date is displayed, and the color of the predetermined date is set to a color different from the colors of other dates.

FIG. 17 is a diagram illustrating a state in which an image and a calendar are finally combined and displayed on the liquid crystal display unit.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Camera main body 2 Imaging lens 3 Lens barrel 4 Optical finder objective part 5, 6 Distance measuring lens 7 Strobe 8 Grip part 9 Strap attaching part 10 Release switch 11 Increment switch 12 Decrement switch 13 Confirmation switch 14 Mode selection switch 15 Recording Medium insertion / ejection port 16, 17 Liquid crystal display unit 18 Power switch 19 Video output terminal 20 Data input / output terminal 21 Imaging lens drive unit 22 Aperture 23 Aperture drive unit 24 Optical low-pass filter 25 Solid-state imaging device 26 Drive circuit 27 AD converter 28 Signal Processing circuit 29 DCT circuit 30 Huffman encoding circuit 31 Recording medium control circuit 32 Connector 33 Recording medium 34 Distance measuring circuit 35 Strobe circuit 36 Calendar signal generating means 37 Character signal generating circuit 3 8 Photometry Circuit 39 CPU 40 Personal Computer (PC) 41 Digital Recorder 42 Printer

 ──────────────────────────────────────────────────続 き Continuing on the front page (72) Inventor Nobuhide Dotsubo 2-5-5 Keihanhondori, Moriguchi-shi, Osaka Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd. (72) Inventor Masao Tamashima 2 Keihanhondori, Moriguchi-shi, Osaka Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd. (72) Inventor Toshinori Haruki 2-5-5 Keihan Hondori, Moriguchi-shi, Osaka Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd.

Claims (10)

[Claims] 1. An electronic image pickup apparatus comprising: image pickup means for picking up an image of a subject; and a recording medium capable of recording image data corresponding to a plurality of images picked up by the image pickup means. Selecting means for selecting predetermined image data from the image data corresponding to the plurality of images, a calendar signal generating means for generating a calendar signal, an image corresponding to the image data selected by the selecting means, Display means for synthesizing and displaying a calendar corresponding to a calendar signal generated by the calendar signal generating means; operating means for setting a display mode of an image or calendar displayed on the display means to a predetermined mode; Recording means for recording composite image data corresponding to the composite image of the image and calendar displayed on the display means on the recording medium , Electronic imaging apparatus characterized by comprising a. 2. The electronic imaging apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the operation unit rotates an image displayed on the display unit by a predetermined angle. 3. The electronic imaging apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the operation unit is a selection unit that can select one of a right end of a calendar displayed on the display unit on Sunday or Monday. 4. The electronic imaging apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the operation unit sets a color of a predetermined date of a calendar displayed on the display unit to a color different from colors of other dates. apparatus. 5. The electronic imaging apparatus according to claim 4, wherein the predetermined date is an imaging date of an image displayed on the display. 6. The electronic imaging apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the operation unit sets a date of a calendar displayed on the display unit to a predetermined date. 7. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the initial setting value of the year and month of the calendar displayed on the display means is a year and month corresponding to the imaging date of the image displayed on the display means. An electronic imaging device as described. 8. The electronic image pickup apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the initial value of the year and month of the calendar displayed on the display means is the current year and month. 9. The electronic imaging apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the date of the calendar displayed on the display means is displayed by a specific symbol other than a numeral. 10. A recording format of image data corresponding to an image picked up by the image pickup means on the recording medium, and corresponds to a composite image of the image and calendar set in a predetermined display mode by the operation means. 2. The electronic imaging apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the recording format of the composite image data on the recording medium is the same recording format.